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even the most powerful people in the
world make a mistake every now and then
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
embarrassing diplomatic mistakes
what is astounding is the picture of the
Queen with her arm Ron Michele Obama
initial Obama’s hand around the Queen –
but the Queen made the first move for
this list we’re looking at any faux pas
committed by or allowed to slip by a
diplomat or government official that
ended up offending another country be it
a lowly ambassador or the US president
any big-time blunder could make the list
Aiyaa number 10 Sarkozy is toasty yeah –
the Keystone the French love to let
loose but their president should be
careful about indulging that tendency at
a 2007 g8 summit press conference French
President Nicolas Sarkozy sauntered out
and started babbling like a buffoon at
one point he got so mixed up that he
actually asked the reporters what he
should be doing kiss cool if a chilly
bundle kiss you sorry Sarkozy world
leaders don’t get to phone a friend
according to BBC news a belgian
presenter theorized that Sarkozy was
drunk with the news conference video
going on to earn thousands of views
despite the fact that Sarkozy had
previously said he doesn’t drink alcohol
I don’t expect anything and I’m not
asking anything whether or not he was
intoxicated
the incident was reminiscent of one two
years later at the g7 summit where
Japanese finance minister show Ichi
Nakagawa was also rumored to be smashed
nakaka was slurred his speech and even
fell asleep at a certain point but at
least he never asked his audience for
help oh my shit you know killers get
more number 9
shut it Chavez no Chavez lobby equality
Kedah fascist ano seppuku tostada
continued Allah save aesthetic a stoat
in tehran prophet arrow with their
name-calling and immature comebacks
Spain’s King Juan Carlos the first and
venezuelan President Hugo Chavez turned
the 2007 I Bureau American summit into a
game of playground insults during the
event ever-loving Marxist Chavez kept
calling former Spanish Prime Minister
josé Maria Aznar quote a bash
just and quote less human than snakes
Chavez wouldn’t let a word in edgewise
leading Juan Carlos to lash out with
quote why don’t you just shut up all in
Spanish of course King Juan Carlos had a
perfectly noble reputation for bringing
democracy to Spain and he had never
reacted with such rage in public before
according to the Associated Press it
made such an impression on people that
the comeback eventually became a very
popular Spanish ringtone number eight
Obama and Sarkozy disc Israel we don’t
have a stronger friend and a stronger
Ally than Nicola Sarkozy at the 2011 g20
summit President Obama and Nicolas
Sarkozy were said to have been gossiping
more than two eighth-grade girls at a
sleepover unbeknownst to them the two
world leaders live mics allowed their
true feelings for Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to be overheard by
many journalists according to Reuters
Sarkozy told Obama he couldn’t stand
Netanyahu and that the man was a liar
Sarkozy said I cannot bear Netanyahu the
Israeli Prime Minister and he said he’s
a liar
Obama implicitly agreed with the
sentiment with his words roughly
translated to something along the lines
of quote you’re fed up with him I have
to deal with them more often than you
charges that no doubt will be brought
against the perpetrator of this heinous
crime
ouch looks like Netanyahu will have to
find somewhere else to sit in the
cafeteria hey what do you think you’re
doing new kid yeah you can’t sit with us
weirdo number seven Italian Prime
Minister compliments Obama’s can now
some are calling mr. Berlusconi x’ words
racist others say he was simply joking
placing his foot directly into his mouth
bombastic Italian Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi rattled off a whole string of
compliments towards Obama to reporters
at a news conference with Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev
these included saying that he was quote
young beautiful and
and yikes Pirkei a Giovanni eBay look
Hank Abruzzo Obama made no mention of
the comment and has met with the
horribly mistaken Prime Minister many
times since but Berlusconi wouldn’t let
this tan comment fade away in 20 years
of politics I have never insulted anyone
as stated in the New York Times he
bashed his critics saying it was only a
compliment two weeks later after his
original comment he doubled down on his
ignorance saying quote we’d all like to
be tanned like Naomi Campbell and Obama
never resting Berlusconi told the press
he saw the Obamas at the beach getting
some Sun a year later he’s young
handsome and even tanned so I think this
will lead to a good cooperation number 6
Prince Philip queries about Spears
Australia’s indigenous people the
aboriginals have struggled against
institutional oppression crippling
poverty and to top it all off Prince
Philip of the United Kingdom’s big mouth
on a visit to Australia Prince Philip
was treated to a traditional dance
performance of Aboriginal hunting
customs after the culturally
enlightening show Prince Philip had this
to add quote do you still throw Spears
at each other William brim the founder
of an Aboriginal culture Park answered
quote no we don’t do that anymore
imagine being asked if you still make
cave paintings the crown has a history
of treating Indigenous Australians
poorly but Buckingham Palace assured
everyone that the comment was light
hearted no I don’t know where you’ve
been
according to the Telegraph when watching
the Aboriginal fire-making ceremony
Prince Philip continue the good fun
saying quote it’s like being in the
scouts
number five W’s shoulder rubs Oh George
W Bush what soft hands you have said no
one ever
this five-second clip of u.s. President
George W Bush groping the shoulders of
German Chancellor Angela Merkel went
viral in a flash it was the massage felt
round the world
Bush creepily ambushes Merkel from
behind and she reacts accordingly the
German Chancellor jolts up like she’s
just been grazed by the chilling fingers
of the Cryptkeeper although Germany
didn’t explode an outrage
American journalists called Bush out for
the stunning sexist display of sexual
harassment I’m really not that concerned
about why people did what during my
presidency I’m more concerned about
being an effective person for the rest
of my life
number four President Jimmy Carter
desires Poland the long road of US
history is paved with timeless love
stories George and Martha Washington
Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln and of
course Jimmy Carter and the country of
Poland on a visit to Poland still under
communist control President Carter made
a speech which his translator Steven
Seymour inadvertently took several
liberties communicating as described in
Time magazine Jimmy Carter said he was
happy to be there and wanted to learn
about Poland’s desires for the future
Seymour used words that implied Carter
was abandoning the United States and
that he desired the poles in a carnal
fashion while this wasn’t a mistake on
Carter’s part the results still
humiliated his government especially
since Seymour didn’t even realize the
error of his ways until a journalist
informed him two days later talk about
lost in translation
number three Boris Yeltsin dancing queen
you
[Applause]
in 1994 Russian president Boris Yeltsin
traveled to Berlin to watch as the last
of the Soviet troops from World War two
finally exited Germany it was a historic
moment assuring in a new age of peace
between the two nations and Yeltsin
thought the best way to celebrate was by
getting drunker than a freshman rushing
a fraternity
to the dismay of German Chancellor
Helmut Kohl Yeltsin completely wrecked
the civilized atmosphere by shoving the
maestro aside to hijack the orchestra
Yeltsin would later admit to being
inebriated in his memoir and according
to ABC News it wasn’t the only incident
when he used alcohol to quote quickly
get rid of stress don’t I have the right
to a vacation does your president have
the right to a vacation I have the right
to a vacation number two German
Chancellor extinguishes Holocaust
Memorial flame a German politician
strolling through a Holocaust Memorial
is already on thin ice but German
Chancellor Gerhard schröder shattered
even the lowest of expectations while
visiting the Yad Vashem memorial in
Israel where an eternal flame burns to
honor the Jewish victims of Nazi Germany
Schroder completely put out their fire
talk about making a bad situation worse
dignitaries are invited to turn a handle
to make the flame rise but Schroeder’s
turn accidentally snuffed out the symbol
commemorating those lost for a brief
moment as confirmed by several news
organizations such as ABC News the next
time you attempt to make reparations for
your country remember righty-tighty
lefty-loosey before we unveil our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions
we worked hard to get the right Russian
word you think you got it you get this
one I got it
it should be dead as a goose this has
been a couscous for sure
despite the closeness of the Australian
American alliance or maybe because of it
there’s concern here that the United
States takes us too much for granted
signed legislation it will outlaw Russia
forever we begin bombing in five minutes
number one bush senior blows chunks the
lone camera in the dining room was
locked in on the head table when
President Bush was overcome by nausea
and fell forward you know that feeling
when your stomach is all queasy and
you’re in a room with a hundred and
thirty-five diplomats no well George
Bush senior’s certainly does
in 1992 the former US president became
violently ill at a dinner hosted by
Japanese Prime Minister key Ichi
Miyazawa ultimately throwing up in the
lap of mr. Miyazawa himself and then
losing consciousness a storm of ridicule
from entertainers and politicians
followed people were so concerned about
the president’s health that according to
the LA Times CNN almost reported that
Bush senior had died that night not only
lives in infamy as one of the biggest
public meltdowns ever but also inspired
the Japanese word
Mushu sudo also known as to do the bush
thing but but they were playing hardball
and we tried we weren’t as good at it
but that’s all right
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite embarrassing diplomatic mistake
for more cringeworthy top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
I put up a poster under a dock or sagen
Louie / ke a Giovanni a belo Bianca
Bruns Otto
[Music]
you
even the most powerful people in the
world make a mistake every now and then
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
embarrassing diplomatic mistakes
what is astounding is the picture of the
Queen with her arm Ron Michele Obama
initial Obama’s hand around the Queen –
but the Queen made the first move for
this list we’re looking at any faux pas
committed by or allowed to slip by a
diplomat or government official that
ended up offending another country be it
a lowly ambassador or the US president
any big-time blunder could make the list
Aiyaa number 10 Sarkozy is toasty yeah –
the Keystone the French love to let
loose but their president should be
careful about indulging that tendency at
a 2007 g8 summit press conference French
President Nicolas Sarkozy sauntered out
and started babbling like a buffoon at
one point he got so mixed up that he
actually asked the reporters what he
should be doing kiss cool if a chilly
bundle kiss you sorry Sarkozy world
leaders don’t get to phone a friend
according to BBC news a belgian
presenter theorized that Sarkozy was
drunk with the news conference video
going on to earn thousands of views
despite the fact that Sarkozy had
previously said he doesn’t drink alcohol
I don’t expect anything and I’m not
asking anything whether or not he was
intoxicated
the incident was reminiscent of one two
years later at the g7 summit where
Japanese finance minister show Ichi
Nakagawa was also rumored to be smashed
nakaka was slurred his speech and even
fell asleep at a certain point but at
least he never asked his audience for
help oh my shit you know killers get
more number 9
shut it Chavez no Chavez lobby equality
Kedah fascist ano seppuku tostada
continued Allah save aesthetic a stoat
in tehran prophet arrow with their
name-calling and immature comebacks
Spain’s King Juan Carlos the first and
venezuelan President Hugo Chavez turned
the 2007 I Bureau American summit into a
game of playground insults during the
event ever-loving Marxist Chavez kept
calling former Spanish Prime Minister
josé Maria Aznar quote a bash
just and quote less human than snakes
Chavez wouldn’t let a word in edgewise
leading Juan Carlos to lash out with
quote why don’t you just shut up all in
Spanish of course King Juan Carlos had a
perfectly noble reputation for bringing
democracy to Spain and he had never
reacted with such rage in public before
according to the Associated Press it
made such an impression on people that
the comeback eventually became a very
popular Spanish ringtone number eight
Obama and Sarkozy disc Israel we don’t
have a stronger friend and a stronger
Ally than Nicola Sarkozy at the 2011 g20
summit President Obama and Nicolas
Sarkozy were said to have been gossiping
more than two eighth-grade girls at a
sleepover unbeknownst to them the two
world leaders live mics allowed their
true feelings for Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to be overheard by
many journalists according to Reuters
Sarkozy told Obama he couldn’t stand
Netanyahu and that the man was a liar
Sarkozy said I cannot bear Netanyahu the
Israeli Prime Minister and he said he’s
a liar
Obama implicitly agreed with the
sentiment with his words roughly
translated to something along the lines
of quote you’re fed up with him I have
to deal with them more often than you
charges that no doubt will be brought
against the perpetrator of this heinous
crime
ouch looks like Netanyahu will have to
find somewhere else to sit in the
cafeteria hey what do you think you’re
doing new kid yeah you can’t sit with us
weirdo number seven Italian Prime
Minister compliments Obama’s can now
some are calling mr. Berlusconi x’ words
racist others say he was simply joking
placing his foot directly into his mouth
bombastic Italian Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi rattled off a whole string of
compliments towards Obama to reporters
at a news conference with Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev
these included saying that he was quote
young beautiful and
and yikes Pirkei a Giovanni eBay look
Hank Abruzzo Obama made no mention of
the comment and has met with the
horribly mistaken Prime Minister many
times since but Berlusconi wouldn’t let
this tan comment fade away in 20 years
of politics I have never insulted anyone
as stated in the New York Times he
bashed his critics saying it was only a
compliment two weeks later after his
original comment he doubled down on his
ignorance saying quote we’d all like to
be tanned like Naomi Campbell and Obama
never resting Berlusconi told the press
he saw the Obamas at the beach getting
some Sun a year later he’s young
handsome and even tanned so I think this
will lead to a good cooperation number 6
Prince Philip queries about Spears
Australia’s indigenous people the
aboriginals have struggled against
institutional oppression crippling
poverty and to top it all off Prince
Philip of the United Kingdom’s big mouth
on a visit to Australia Prince Philip
was treated to a traditional dance
performance of Aboriginal hunting
customs after the culturally
enlightening show Prince Philip had this
to add quote do you still throw Spears
at each other William brim the founder
of an Aboriginal culture Park answered
quote no we don’t do that anymore
imagine being asked if you still make
cave paintings the crown has a history
of treating Indigenous Australians
poorly but Buckingham Palace assured
everyone that the comment was light
hearted no I don’t know where you’ve
been
according to the Telegraph when watching
the Aboriginal fire-making ceremony
Prince Philip continue the good fun
saying quote it’s like being in the
scouts
number five W’s shoulder rubs Oh George
W Bush what soft hands you have said no
one ever
this five-second clip of u.s. President
George W Bush groping the shoulders of
German Chancellor Angela Merkel went
viral in a flash it was the massage felt
round the world
Bush creepily ambushes Merkel from
behind and she reacts accordingly the
German Chancellor jolts up like she’s
just been grazed by the chilling fingers
of the Cryptkeeper although Germany
didn’t explode an outrage
American journalists called Bush out for
the stunning sexist display of sexual
harassment I’m really not that concerned
about why people did what during my
presidency I’m more concerned about
being an effective person for the rest
of my life
number four President Jimmy Carter
desires Poland the long road of US
history is paved with timeless love
stories George and Martha Washington
Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln and of
course Jimmy Carter and the country of
Poland on a visit to Poland still under
communist control President Carter made
a speech which his translator Steven
Seymour inadvertently took several
liberties communicating as described in
Time magazine Jimmy Carter said he was
happy to be there and wanted to learn
about Poland’s desires for the future
Seymour used words that implied Carter
was abandoning the United States and
that he desired the poles in a carnal
fashion while this wasn’t a mistake on
Carter’s part the results still
humiliated his government especially
since Seymour didn’t even realize the
error of his ways until a journalist
informed him two days later talk about
lost in translation
number three Boris Yeltsin dancing queen
you
[Applause]
in 1994 Russian president Boris Yeltsin
traveled to Berlin to watch as the last
of the Soviet troops from World War two
finally exited Germany it was a historic
moment assuring in a new age of peace
between the two nations and Yeltsin
thought the best way to celebrate was by
getting drunker than a freshman rushing
a fraternity
to the dismay of German Chancellor
Helmut Kohl Yeltsin completely wrecked
the civilized atmosphere by shoving the
maestro aside to hijack the orchestra
Yeltsin would later admit to being
inebriated in his memoir and according
to ABC News it wasn’t the only incident
when he used alcohol to quote quickly
get rid of stress don’t I have the right
to a vacation does your president have
the right to a vacation I have the right
to a vacation number two German
Chancellor extinguishes Holocaust
Memorial flame a German politician
strolling through a Holocaust Memorial
is already on thin ice but German
Chancellor Gerhard schröder shattered
even the lowest of expectations while
visiting the Yad Vashem memorial in
Israel where an eternal flame burns to
honor the Jewish victims of Nazi Germany
Schroder completely put out their fire
talk about making a bad situation worse
dignitaries are invited to turn a handle
to make the flame rise but Schroeder’s
turn accidentally snuffed out the symbol
commemorating those lost for a brief
moment as confirmed by several news
organizations such as ABC News the next
time you attempt to make reparations for
your country remember righty-tighty
lefty-loosey before we unveil our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions
we worked hard to get the right Russian
word you think you got it you get this
one I got it
it should be dead as a goose this has
been a couscous for sure
despite the closeness of the Australian
American alliance or maybe because of it
there’s concern here that the United
States takes us too much for granted
signed legislation it will outlaw Russia
forever we begin bombing in five minutes
number one bush senior blows chunks the
lone camera in the dining room was
locked in on the head table when
President Bush was overcome by nausea
and fell forward you know that feeling
when your stomach is all queasy and
you’re in a room with a hundred and
thirty-five diplomats no well George
Bush senior’s certainly does
in 1992 the former US president became
violently ill at a dinner hosted by
Japanese Prime Minister key Ichi
Miyazawa ultimately throwing up in the
lap of mr. Miyazawa himself and then
losing consciousness a storm of ridicule
from entertainers and politicians
followed people were so concerned about
the president’s health that according to
the LA Times CNN almost reported that
Bush senior had died that night not only
lives in infamy as one of the biggest
public meltdowns ever but also inspired
the Japanese word
Mushu sudo also known as to do the bush
thing but but they were playing hardball
and we tried we weren’t as good at it
but that’s all right
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite embarrassing diplomatic mistake
for more cringeworthy top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
I put up a poster under a dock or sagen
Louie / ke a Giovanni a belo Bianca
Bruns Otto
[Music]
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